Quips& Quotes

“I thought I’d met posh people before I came here, but I’d actually just met people who eat olives.” – UK Labour MP Jess Phillips addresses the House of Commons

“Giving money and power to government is like giving whisky and car keys to teenage boys.” – PJ O’Rourke

“Why was Kate Hawkesby complaining that Neve Gayford-Ardern was at the Labour caucus retreat, but she’s never said a word about National bringing Simeon Brown to its events?” – comedian Chris Ingham

“I heard experts say that during a polar vortex, you shouldn’t leave items like beer, eggs and medicine in your car. Thought if that’s what you’re keeping in your car, the polar vortex is the least of your problems.” – US comedian Jimmy Fallon

“The camera records facts but the artist records the feeling of the facts.”

– Theodore Hancock, official Nasa artist

“Of course middle-class people rap: ‘Pink at night is a shepherd’s delight, pink in the morning is a shepherd’s warning.’ That’s rap!” – UK comedian Rob Brydon

“Michael Cohen feels like his personal safety is being threatened by Trump. That’s the kind of anxiety known only by every other person on the planet.” – The Late Show host Stephen Colbert

“Education is important but a good bum is importanter.” – sign outside Auckland gym